On Jan 23, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Dennis Purdy wrote:
On Jan 23, 2010, at 09:08, Allen Zak wrote:
I regard the #1 to be essential equipment. It bridges, for me, a critical gap in close focussing. Of the Rolleinar series, I find the #1 most viable, the others less satisfactory in use because the parallax is too pronounced to predict results with enough accuracy. Some photographers use them well, but I have a hunch that except for controlled studio situations, serendipity often plays a role in results.
Over decades and after many iterations, my essential Rollei gear evolved to: camera (one only), neck strap, lens hood, light meter, small flash, medium yellow filter, Rolleinar #1, Rolleifix, film, all packed into a LowePro Minimag camera bag. Other Rollei accessories come along as needed, but this is my basic, out-the-door outfit that I have carried 20+ years.
Allen Zak
I think perhaps Rollei considered cropping a viable tool. Certainly the lenses are sharp enough. Unless you are making very large prints you can get from cropping what you get from using a number 1. I personally seem psychologically unable to crop in camera or print but it would solve a lot of problems if I did. Also would help to overcome boredom with the square picture.
I am off in a couple days for over 2 weeks shooting in Mexico. I am so tired of square pictures that I almost decided to take the Pentax 67. But in my (always obsessive) testing I just could not get the image quality of the Pentax lenses to match the Rollei and I figure I can crop from the Rollei negs and probably be better off than using the Pentax. So it will be the first real work with the 2.8FX and Neopan 400. I am going to try to think in camera of cropping. Probably won't work.
Dennis
